| Main Title |
Ecological knowledge and environmental problem-solving : concepts and case studies / |
| CORP Author |
National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Life Sciences. Committee on Applications of Ecological Theory to Environmental Problems. |
| Publisher |
National Academy Press, |
| Year Published |
1986 |
| OCLC Number |
13124638 |
| ISBN |
0309036453; 9780309036450 |
| Subjects |
Nature conservation--Case studies ;
Environmental protection--Case studies ;
Conservation of natural resources--Case studies ;
Ecology ;
Umweltschutz ;
èOkologie ;
Kongress ;
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| Additional Subjects |
Nature conservation--Case studies ;
Environmental protection--Case studies ;
Conservation of natural resources--Case studies ;
Ecology
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EHBM |
QH75.E26 1986 |
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CEMM/ACESD Library/Narragansett,RI |
01/26/2001 |
| EJBM |
QH541.E19 1986 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
03/05/1993 |
| EKCM |
QH75.U86 1986 |
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CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL |
01/01/1988 |
| ELAM |
QH75.E26 1986 |
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Region 5 Library/Chicago,IL |
12/26/2018 |
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| Collation |
xi, 388 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Individuals and single populations -- Population interactions -- Community ecology -- Materials and energy -- Scales in space and time -- Analog, generic, and pilot studies and treatment of a project as an experiment -- Indicator species and biological monitoring -- Dealing with uncertainty -- The special problem of cumulative effects -- A scientific framework for environmental problem-solving -- References -- North Pacific halibut fishery management / David Policansky -- Vampire bat control in Latin America / G. Clay Mitchell -- Biological control of California red scale / Robert F. Luck -- Experimental control of malaria in West Africa / Robert M. May -- Protecting caribou during hydroelectric development in Newfoundland / David J. Kiell, Edward L. Hill, and Shane P. Mahoney -- Conserving a regional spotted owl population / Hal Salwasser -- Restoring derelict lands in Great Britain / Peter Wathern -- Optimizing timber yields in New Brunswick forests / Thom A. Erdle and Gordon L. Baskerville -- Control of eutrophication in Lake Washington ; Raising the level of a subarctic lake / John T. Lehman -- Ecological effects of nuclear radiation ; Ecological effects of forest clearcutting / Carl F. Jordan -- Environmental effects of DDT / John Buckley. |
